There is a dark side to a culture that focuses on winners; it changes the way we see the losers of life, the weak and the powerless.

Eglah Arufah is an atonement for the innocent, a way of recognizing that guilt feelings have profound meaning as well.

It is difficult to disagree with fundamentalists. They don the mantle of authenticity, and claim to have all of the answers.

It is in situations of tragedy that gratitude moves from being an ordinary moral obligation to a heroic act of personal transformation.

We spend more time emphasizing consolation than grief, because consolation is a far more challenging task.

Peace is not just another halachic obligation; it is a moral foundation of Judaism.

Bringing religion into politics will ultimately diminish faith.

This week marks 28 years since the death of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson of blessed memory

The Jewish people wouldn’t be here without the determination of previous generations; and we wouldn’t have returned to Israel without the courage of a younger generation.